Glow spoons

[Bearded wonder]

probably a newbie question but where do you guys store your glow spoons/flashers/hoochies? I was thinking about it today and wondering if they need to be ‘charged’ by light like my glow rods. And if so then storing them in a tackle box may not be the best.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Corey_lax]

I have a small LED UV flashlight from amazon that was around $12. It sure makes the lures glow in my basement but not sure if it actually improves anything in the fishing world. I’ve put down rusty purple spoons and caught a ton of fish so i think it’s more about finding the fish instead of having a bright shiny object down there.

If you have any LED lights on your boat like a rigid light or that kind of light, they seem to work good to make it glow

 

[Irishwolf]

Tacklebox.

I charge up my glow spoons and flashers before using them and again every 30min or so using a UV flashlight. Only a deliberate pass of the flashlight needed. In my testing, this method keeps the glow for at least 30 min. I find it makes a difference.

 

[Trophy]

Tacklebox.

I charge up my glow spoons and flashers before using them and again every 30min or so using a UV flashlight. Only a deliberate pass of the flashlight needed. In my testing, this method keeps the glow for at least 30 min. I find it makes a difference.

Ditto!

 

[chinnok]

You guys are getting carried away!!

 

[halimark]

You guys are getting carried away!!

I agree, leave them on the boat seat for a couple mins before setting them down. All I ever did. When on anchor have opened tackle box and used its "glow" to read a few times.

HM

 

[tinboatrobb]

yup, in the sun for the trip to the fishing area and then in the water, no light needed. charged is charged.

 

[Prfisher]

I keep my glow gear in clear plastic food containers. Let's enough light in for a good charge on a bright day.
A couple of bucks each at Cantire.

 

[Irishwolf]

Charge wears off actually. Stick them in your closest and test yourself.

Also you get a more intense glow using the UV light.

 

[Dogbreath]

.... you get a more intense glow using the UV light.

Yes there's no comparison really.

 

[Spring-time]

Try doing both, use a flashlight and use the sunlight on your trip out. Go with the percentages, that’s at least a mental advantage, and that’s something anyway. Anglers tend to stick with something they know works just a little longer and that can make all the difference in the world. Believing is half the battle because it breeds patience and patience produces fish